Logging:Mode
- Updated2025-07-28
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Specifies whether to enable logging and whether to allow reading data while logging. Log mode allows for the best performance. However, you cannot read data while logging if you specify this mode. If you want to read data while logging, specify Log and Read mode.
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Short Name | Logging.Mode |
| Data type | ![]() |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Resettable | True |
| Settable While Task Is Running | device-specific |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | True |
| Off | 10231 | Disable logging for the task. |
| Log | 15844 |
Enable logging for the task. You cannot read data using
DAQmx Read
when using this mode. If you require access to the data, read from the TDMS file.
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| Log and Read | 15842 |
Enable both logging and reading data for the task. You must use
DAQmx Read
to read samples for NI-DAQmx to stream them to disk.
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